Turkey
Syrian shelling of rebel-held areas close to Turkey kills 4
Middle East
October 17, 2021
Syrian shelling of rebel-held areas close to Turkey kills 4
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government shelling of a rebel-held town near the border with Turkey on Saturday killed four people…
Cairo requests freezing drones deal between Turkey and Ethiopia
Egypt
October 14, 2021
Cairo requests freezing drones deal between Turkey and Ethiopia
Cairo asked the US and some European countries to help it freeze a deal under which Turkey would sell drones…
Turkey says it will do “what is necessary” after Syria attacks
Middle East
October 14, 2021
Turkey says it will do “what is necessary” after Syria attacks
ANKARA, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey would “do what is necessary for its…
Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
Middle East
October 4, 2021
Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
ANKARA, Oct 4 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s belief that a shock interest rate cut will stoke up Turkey’s economy…
UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey
Middle East
October 3, 2021
UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey
DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates is trying to manage long-running rivalries with Iran and Turkey through…
Turkish Red Crescent sending aid to feed displaced Afghans
Middle East
October 2, 2021
Turkish Red Crescent sending aid to feed displaced Afghans
ISTANBUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The Turkish Red Crescent is sending aid to Afghanistan to feed internally displaced people in…
Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon
Middle East
October 2, 2021
Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A Turkish company supplying electricity to Lebanon from two power barges off the coast of Beirut said…
Putin, Erdogan sit down for talks on war-torn Syria
Middle East
September 30, 2021
Putin, Erdogan sit down for talks on war-torn Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks Wednesday in the Black…
Qatar’s Ambassador to Egypt says working towards highest rapprochement between both nations
Egypt
September 29, 2021
Qatar’s Ambassador to Egypt says working towards highest rapprochement between both nations
Qatar’s ambassador to Egypt Salem bin Mubarak al-Shafi said on Wednesday that he and his country seek to achieve “the…
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey
Middle East
September 26, 2021
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Fatima Alzahra Shon thinks neighbors attacked her and her son in their Istanbul apartment building because…